Environmental Studies

Environmental studies at Bowdoin reflects the College's recognition that humans must learn to live in harmony with nature and that human activities are dependent upon natural processes.

Summer Intern Works on Biden Administration Climate Initiative
Placed with a federal agency for the summer, Colter Adams ’24 has been able to work toward his long-term goal of helping to shape climate policy. Among his tasks was to evaluate lessons learned from the New Deal of the 1930s.
Celebrating the Class of 2020 Commencement
More than a year after graduation, Bowdoin College celebrated the 472 bachelor of arts degrees earned by the Class of 2020, in a ceremony on Saturday, August 14, 2021.
Bowdoin's Matt Klingle Talks to the Washington Post about Unusual Heat Waves in the Northwest
Matt Klingle, associate professor of history and environmental studies, is not hot (he's in relatively cool Maine) but is bothered by the climate perils facing the Pacific Northwest.

Schiller Coastal Studies Center Kent Island